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Value Special motion-from adposition
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 196-198
Examples
o wa sukwa fi kum, paka di tok fan di warianga
o
3sg
wa
pst
suku-a
want-
ipfv
fi
for
kumu
come
paka
come.out
di
the
toko
child
fan
from
di
the
wari
house
anga
loc
He wanted to come [and] turn the boy out of the house.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 208
nuntɛ ʃi sel fan di man
nunu-tɛ
pull-
pfv
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
selfu
self
fan
from
di
the
man
man
[She] pulled herself away from the man.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 594
en kanti lefu sautu mingi anga ka
eni
3pl
kanti
cannot
lefu
live
sautu
salt
mingi
water
anga
loc
ka
neg
They cannot live in salt water.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 207
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